The Thinking Man, John Henry Lyrics
| Song | The Thinking Man, John Henry |
| Artist | The Brothers Four |
| Album | In Person |
| Download | Image LRC TXT |
| [00:00.000] | 作词 : Master P, Shocker |
| [00:00.00] | Now a famous American folktale |
| [00:09.27] | When John Henry was a little baby |
| [00:12.74] | he was sittin’ on his mammy’s knee |
| [00:16.53] | well He picked up a slide rule and a book on mathematics |
| [00:19.98] | sayin’, “Thinkin’s gonna be the job for me” |
| [00:23.76] | sayin’, “Thinkin’s gonna be the job for me” |
| [00:33.50] | When John Henry was just a little baby |
| [00:35.77] | He decided when grew he was gonna be a thinkin’ man |
| [00:38.79] | With a filter |
| [00:41.81] | So he decided to go to college |
| [00:43.25] | and study all about thinkin’ |
| [00:46.10] | He did and he learned all about |
| [00:47.93] | algebry and thinkin’ |
| [00:51.50] | Geometry and thinkin’ |
| [00:54.37] | Trigonometry and thinkin’ |
| [00:58.19] | Calculus and thinkin’ |
| [01:01.60] | He always had trouble with English, though |
| [01:04.44] | Grammer’s gonna be the death of me, Lord Lord |
| [01:08.90] | Grammer’s gonna be the death of me |
| [01:12.48] | He didn’t do too well in Greek either |
| [01:14.50] | Homer’s gonna be the death of me, Lord Lord |
| [01:17.45] | Homer’s gonna be the death of me |
| [01:21.16] | Well John Henry finished college |
| [01:23.84] | and became a very competent thinker |
| [01:25.31] | Which is unusual |
| [01:26.73] | And he went out into the business world where they do a lot of heavy thinkin’ |
| [01:30.67] | And got a job as a thinkin’ man |
| [01:31.49] | Well this first job was with the John Burch Society, |
| [01:36.59] | thinkin’ up communists . |
| [01:47.70] | He had a little trouble with his next job though |
| [01:50.24] | that was with the Ford Motor company, ha ha |
| [01:53.14] | He thought up the etso |
| [01:58.54] | Then John Henry got a job with the CIA |
| [02:01.36] | Thinkin up excuses |
| [02:06.16] | As you all know, the government is very economy minded |
| [02:11.36] | Concerned with cuttin’ down on costs |
| [02:14.60] | So one day, the CIA brought in an efficiency expert. |
| [02:17.19] | Tryin to cut down on man power. |
| [02:20.60] | He looked around and hollered out |
| [02:22.39] | “Automation!” |
| [02:23.80] | “Automation!” |
| [02:24.80] | “Automation!” |
| [02:26.21] | Now the experts said to John henry |
| [02:29.53] | I’m gonna’ to bring me a computer ‘round |
| [02:33.24] | I’m gonna’ to bring me a computer and electronic brain |
| [02:36.91] | Cybernetics’ gonna’ put the answer down |
| [02:40.87] | Computers help to keep the pay roll down |
| [02:44.33] | Now the man who invented the computer, |
| [02:47.82] | was from a place called MIT |
| [02:51.45] | Well he punched out cards |
| [02:53.32] | and tapes by the yards, |
| [02:55.18] | on the nearer, my God to thee |
| [02:58.88] | on the nearer, my God to thee |
| [03:06.80] | Now John Henry said to the inventor, |
| [03:10.28] | “oh your tubes don’t mean a damn |
| [03:14.00] | All your wires and your circuits, |
| [03:15.89] | they are just a modern quirk |
| [03:17.59] | It’s never ever gonna’ beat a thinkin’ man |
| [03:21.38] | They are never gonna’ beat the thinkin’ man |
| [03:25.46] | So it was proposed that John Henry and the computer have a race |
| [03:29.40] | The inventor punched out a card for the computer |
| [03:31.70] | John Henry stepped into the isolation booth |
| [03:35.36] | Ralph Edwards read him a question |
| [03:38.50] | And the race was on |
| [03:40.18] | John Henry started a thinkin’ |
| [03:43.35] | til’ his head glowed cherry red |
| [03:46.66] | there was smoke from his ears and his eyes poured tears |
| [03:50.50] | and he thunk til’ his brain dropped dead |
| [03:51.98] | think, thank, thunk |
| [03:53.92] | til’ his brain dropped dead. |
| [04:01.89] | They took John Henry to the bughouse |
| [04:09.80] | But still his legend grows. |
| [04:17.83] | Now please don’t get us wrong, |
| [04:23.23] | there’s a moral to this song, |
| [04:29.42] | don’t ever doubt the thinkin’ power of men |
| [04:34.92] | But, on the other hand, |
| [04:37.71] | don’t ever sell your stock in IBM |
| [00:00.000] | zuo ci : Master P, Shocker |
| [00:00.00] | Now a famous American folktale |
| [00:09.27] | When John Henry was a little baby |
| [00:12.74] | he was sittin' on his mammy' s knee |
| [00:16.53] | well He picked up a slide rule and a book on mathematics |
| [00:19.98] | sayin', " Thinkin' s gonna be the job for me" |
| [00:23.76] | sayin', " Thinkin' s gonna be the job for me" |
| [00:33.50] | When John Henry was just a little baby |
| [00:35.77] | He decided when grew he was gonna be a thinkin' man |
| [00:38.79] | With a filter |
| [00:41.81] | So he decided to go to college |
| [00:43.25] | and study all about thinkin' |
| [00:46.10] | He did and he learned all about |
| [00:47.93] | algebry and thinkin' |
| [00:51.50] | Geometry and thinkin' |
| [00:54.37] | Trigonometry and thinkin' |
| [00:58.19] | Calculus and thinkin' |
| [01:01.60] | He always had trouble with English, though |
| [01:04.44] | Grammer' s gonna be the death of me, Lord Lord |
| [01:08.90] | Grammer' s gonna be the death of me |
| [01:12.48] | He didn' t do too well in Greek either |
| [01:14.50] | Homer' s gonna be the death of me, Lord Lord |
| [01:17.45] | Homer' s gonna be the death of me |
| [01:21.16] | Well John Henry finished college |
| [01:23.84] | and became a very competent thinker |
| [01:25.31] | Which is unusual |
| [01:26.73] | And he went out into the business world where they do a lot of heavy thinkin' |
| [01:30.67] | And got a job as a thinkin' man |
| [01:31.49] | Well this first job was with the John Burch Society, |
| [01:36.59] | thinkin' up communists . |
| [01:47.70] | He had a little trouble with his next job though |
| [01:50.24] | that was with the Ford Motor company, ha ha |
| [01:53.14] | He thought up the etso |
| [01:58.54] | Then John Henry got a job with the CIA |
| [02:01.36] | Thinkin up excuses |
| [02:06.16] | As you all know, the government is very economy minded |
| [02:11.36] | Concerned with cuttin' down on costs |
| [02:14.60] | So one day, the CIA brought in an efficiency expert. |
| [02:17.19] | Tryin to cut down on man power. |
| [02:20.60] | He looked around and hollered out |
| [02:22.39] | " Automation!" |
| [02:23.80] | " Automation!" |
| [02:24.80] | " Automation!" |
| [02:26.21] | Now the experts said to John henry |
| [02:29.53] | I' m gonna' to bring me a computer ' round |
| [02:33.24] | I' m gonna' to bring me a computer and electronic brain |
| [02:36.91] | Cybernetics' gonna' put the answer down |
| [02:40.87] | Computers help to keep the pay roll down |
| [02:44.33] | Now the man who invented the computer, |
| [02:47.82] | was from a place called MIT |
| [02:51.45] | Well he punched out cards |
| [02:53.32] | and tapes by the yards, |
| [02:55.18] | on the nearer, my God to thee |
| [02:58.88] | on the nearer, my God to thee |
| [03:06.80] | Now John Henry said to the inventor, |
| [03:10.28] | " oh your tubes don' t mean a damn |
| [03:14.00] | All your wires and your circuits, |
| [03:15.89] | they are just a modern quirk |
| [03:17.59] | It' s never ever gonna' beat a thinkin' man |
| [03:21.38] | They are never gonna' beat the thinkin' man |
| [03:25.46] | So it was proposed that John Henry and the computer have a race |
| [03:29.40] | The inventor punched out a card for the computer |
| [03:31.70] | John Henry stepped into the isolation booth |
| [03:35.36] | Ralph Edwards read him a question |
| [03:38.50] | And the race was on |
| [03:40.18] | John Henry started a thinkin' |
| [03:43.35] | til' his head glowed cherry red |
| [03:46.66] | there was smoke from his ears and his eyes poured tears |
| [03:50.50] | and he thunk til' his brain dropped dead |
| [03:51.98] | think, thank, thunk |
| [03:53.92] | til' his brain dropped dead. |
| [04:01.89] | They took John Henry to the bughouse |
| [04:09.80] | But still his legend grows. |
| [04:17.83] | Now please don' t get us wrong, |
| [04:23.23] | there' s a moral to this song, |
| [04:29.42] | don' t ever doubt the thinkin' power of men |
| [04:34.92] | But, on the other hand, |
| [04:37.71] | don' t ever sell your stock in IBM |
| [00:00.000] | zuò cí : Master P, Shocker |
| [00:00.00] | Now a famous American folktale |
| [00:09.27] | When John Henry was a little baby |
| [00:12.74] | he was sittin' on his mammy' s knee |
| [00:16.53] | well He picked up a slide rule and a book on mathematics |
| [00:19.98] | sayin', " Thinkin' s gonna be the job for me" |
| [00:23.76] | sayin', " Thinkin' s gonna be the job for me" |
| [00:33.50] | When John Henry was just a little baby |
| [00:35.77] | He decided when grew he was gonna be a thinkin' man |
| [00:38.79] | With a filter |
| [00:41.81] | So he decided to go to college |
| [00:43.25] | and study all about thinkin' |
| [00:46.10] | He did and he learned all about |
| [00:47.93] | algebry and thinkin' |
| [00:51.50] | Geometry and thinkin' |
| [00:54.37] | Trigonometry and thinkin' |
| [00:58.19] | Calculus and thinkin' |
| [01:01.60] | He always had trouble with English, though |
| [01:04.44] | Grammer' s gonna be the death of me, Lord Lord |
| [01:08.90] | Grammer' s gonna be the death of me |
| [01:12.48] | He didn' t do too well in Greek either |
| [01:14.50] | Homer' s gonna be the death of me, Lord Lord |
| [01:17.45] | Homer' s gonna be the death of me |
| [01:21.16] | Well John Henry finished college |
| [01:23.84] | and became a very competent thinker |
| [01:25.31] | Which is unusual |
| [01:26.73] | And he went out into the business world where they do a lot of heavy thinkin' |
| [01:30.67] | And got a job as a thinkin' man |
| [01:31.49] | Well this first job was with the John Burch Society, |
| [01:36.59] | thinkin' up communists . |
| [01:47.70] | He had a little trouble with his next job though |
| [01:50.24] | that was with the Ford Motor company, ha ha |
| [01:53.14] | He thought up the etso |
| [01:58.54] | Then John Henry got a job with the CIA |
| [02:01.36] | Thinkin up excuses |
| [02:06.16] | As you all know, the government is very economy minded |
| [02:11.36] | Concerned with cuttin' down on costs |
| [02:14.60] | So one day, the CIA brought in an efficiency expert. |
| [02:17.19] | Tryin to cut down on man power. |
| [02:20.60] | He looked around and hollered out |
| [02:22.39] | " Automation!" |
| [02:23.80] | " Automation!" |
| [02:24.80] | " Automation!" |
| [02:26.21] | Now the experts said to John henry |
| [02:29.53] | I' m gonna' to bring me a computer ' round |
| [02:33.24] | I' m gonna' to bring me a computer and electronic brain |
| [02:36.91] | Cybernetics' gonna' put the answer down |
| [02:40.87] | Computers help to keep the pay roll down |
| [02:44.33] | Now the man who invented the computer, |
| [02:47.82] | was from a place called MIT |
| [02:51.45] | Well he punched out cards |
| [02:53.32] | and tapes by the yards, |
| [02:55.18] | on the nearer, my God to thee |
| [02:58.88] | on the nearer, my God to thee |
| [03:06.80] | Now John Henry said to the inventor, |
| [03:10.28] | " oh your tubes don' t mean a damn |
| [03:14.00] | All your wires and your circuits, |
| [03:15.89] | they are just a modern quirk |
| [03:17.59] | It' s never ever gonna' beat a thinkin' man |
| [03:21.38] | They are never gonna' beat the thinkin' man |
| [03:25.46] | So it was proposed that John Henry and the computer have a race |
| [03:29.40] | The inventor punched out a card for the computer |
| [03:31.70] | John Henry stepped into the isolation booth |
| [03:35.36] | Ralph Edwards read him a question |
| [03:38.50] | And the race was on |
| [03:40.18] | John Henry started a thinkin' |
| [03:43.35] | til' his head glowed cherry red |
| [03:46.66] | there was smoke from his ears and his eyes poured tears |
| [03:50.50] | and he thunk til' his brain dropped dead |
| [03:51.98] | think, thank, thunk |
| [03:53.92] | til' his brain dropped dead. |
| [04:01.89] | They took John Henry to the bughouse |
| [04:09.80] | But still his legend grows. |
| [04:17.83] | Now please don' t get us wrong, |
| [04:23.23] | there' s a moral to this song, |
| [04:29.42] | don' t ever doubt the thinkin' power of men |
| [04:34.92] | But, on the other hand, |
| [04:37.71] | don' t ever sell your stock in IBM |
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